Self-confessed hoarder, Geoff, 24, from Byfleet, finally put a piece of his junk to use last Friday when he put out a blaze outside his home with a fire extinguisher bought at a charity sale. Geoff was in his flat on Friday at around midnight when he heard the sound of breaking glass. He looked out the window and saw two cars burning and fire spreading rapidly across to a nearby fence. Quick-thinking Geoff grabbed his bargain fire extinguisher from the kitchen and rushed to the scene to begin fighting the flames. He shouted to his girlfriend to call the fire brigade while he set to work. Geoff said: “I had always wanted to use the extinguisher but when it came to it and I ran outside I was thinking I just hope it works.” Fortunately for Geoff there was just enough in the fire extinguisher and, by the time the fire services arrived, he had already managed to put out the flames. His quick reactions meant he saved the cars enough to preserve vital evidence to help police track the culprit. The firemen from Painshill’s Red watch who attended the scene thanked him for his effort. Geoff, who works for British Gas, bought the fire extinguisher at a works charity sale two years ago. He thought it such a bargain, he couldn’t resist buying an extinguisher for every member of his family. He said: “My family thought I was mad when I came back with them all.” He confessed that his extinguisher was put in the boot of his car before moving to the garage and finally to the kitchen where it came to good use. Geoff has always been a junk hoarder and has accumulated a number of unusual items from visiting car boot sales as a youngster. After his heroic moment he is now even more determined to continue with his hoarding. “It goes to show though, you never know when you might need the junk you have collected,” he said.